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how to choose a swimsuit to flatter your body shape

How to Choose a Flattering Swimsuit

Body Shapes, Body VariationsBy Imogen LamportJune 13, 20118 Comments

If you need to choose a new swim suit for this summer here are some options finding a pair of swimmers that flatters your body shape. If you want to hide your stomach look for a suit that is either darker over the stomach area than either the bottom or chest area, or find one…

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Petite Scarf Advice

AccessoriesBy Imogen LamportJune 9, 201112 Comments

  Maria has left a new comment on your post “13 Ways to Wear a Pashmina or Long Rectangular Scarf“: I LOVE scarves and know dozens of ways to tie them, but I believe they’re a little too much for my petite frame. Is there any way to wear one without looking neckless, bulky, and…

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Stylish Thoughts – Alterations Needed

Personal Style, Stylish ThoughtsBy Imogen LamportJune 6, 20113 Comments

Today I’m pleased to introduce you to San Diego and Los Angeles, California, based Kelly of Alterations Needed a fantastic resource for the petite woman. She is also the mastermind behind Fit Review – a new website that connects women to clothes that fit through community-sourced item reviews. What is the secret to great style?…

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Resources for the Dplus Cup Gal

MoreBy Imogen LamportJune 2, 201112 Comments

  You will be aware that I wrote a blog post for Angie at You Look Fab on how to dress your full bust. I also want to share with you some other resources about for the more well endowed woman. Dbusted is a Melbourne based online webstore, Phillipa has a blog as well, they…

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Stylish Thoughts – Sue Donnelly – Feel Fab at 50

Personal Style, Style Tips, Stylish ThoughtsBy Imogen LamportMay 30, 20114 Comments

While I was in Florida for the recent AICI Conference I was lucky enough to connect with the completely fabulous Sue Donnelly, author of Heading South, Feel Fab at 50, The 80/20 Makeover and Does My Belly Look Big in This? and I asked her straight away if she’d do a guest post. Sue runs…

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Some Shoes that Were Worn at the AICI Conference

Accessories, Style TipsBy Imogen LamportMay 29, 20114 Comments

Shoes can completely make or break and outfit, they can change the way the outfit appears. Pair jeans with sneakers and you get an ultra casual look, pair them with a kitten heel and you get a more feminine style. Do you take advantage of the power of shoes to change up your look?

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Fashion Trends Winter/Spring 2011

Fashion Trends, Personal StyleBy Imogen LamportMay 25, 20112 Comments

Brights Bright accessories pack a punch and work in a really exciting way to make your neutrals work in a whole new way. Look for a bright statement bag or shoe to create some zing. Alternatively think about adding in some block colour to your neutrals, try green and pink together with navy, red and…

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Stylish Thoughts – Maggie Alderson Style Notes

Stylish ThoughtsBy Imogen LamportMay 23, 20111 Comment

I’m really excited today to be able to introduce my Stylish Thoughts guest blogger – it’s Maggie Alderson, famed author and journalist, ex-editor of UK Elle Magazine and the reason I used to always buy The Age newspaper on a Saturday (because her column was in The Good Weekend magazine) and when I lived in…

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Check Me Out at You Look Fab Today

Body Proportions, Reader QuestionsBy Imogen LamportMay 23, 20112 Comments

I just wanted to let you all know that I’m over at You Look Fab today with a guest post on how to dress a large bust, so head on over and leave a comment! Thanks Angie for asking me!

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At the AICI Conference in Orlando and What We Wore

About Imogen, LifestyleBy Imogen LamportMay 20, 20114 Comments

.. Hello from Orlando, Florida.  I’m here and sharing a hotel room with the lovely Jan Fisher (who you will know from these posts on Certain Age dressing).  I thought I’d share a couple of outfits with you that we’ve worn yesterday and today. The first two outfits are what we wore to the opening…

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What I Wear When Travelling Long Haul

Travel and PackingBy Imogen LamportMay 18, 20114 Comments

I’m currently writing this sitting in Tullamarine airport waiting to board my flight to LA and looking around the airport I’m noticing lots of different clothes that people choose to wear on long-haul flights. There are a few men in business suits (which must get uncomfortable on 15 hour flights), quite a few pairs of…

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Stylish Thoughts – A Day in the Life Too…

Personal Style, Stylish ThoughtsBy Imogen LamportMay 16, 20112 Comments

Today’s Stylish Thoughts come from Utah USA based stay-at-home Mum (or should I say Mom) blogger Brittney from A Day in the Life Too… What is the secret to great style? I think, ultimately, great style emerges when someone seamlessly interweaves their fashion preferences, body type, and personality into a complete whole. Or, if you…

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Packing My Bags for the AICI Conference

MoreBy Imogen LamportMay 16, 20115 Comments

I have spent part of today packing my bags for the AICI conference in Orlando Florida which starts Thursday this week. I’m on the plane to LA first thing in the morning and looking forward to leaving some very wintery weather in Melbourne for some lovely spring weather in the USA! My method in packing…

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Is it Summer or Wintour?

Stylish ThoughtsBy Imogen LamportMay 12, 201117 Comments

Surfing around the net I found this photo of Anna Wintour (editrex of Vogue US if we didn’t already know) and wondered what on earth was she thinking when she got dressed? That fur coat looks pretty warm, yet those strappy sandals look appropriate for a hot summer day, is it just a little chilly…

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Fit Issues – Bunching at the Back

Body Proportions, Body Variations, Fit and AlterationsBy Imogen LamportMay 10, 201114 Comments

One of my readers commented on a post about common issues with fit: I’ve had problems with certain tops bunching in the back, too. What’s up with that? Most bunching comes from your body shape being not related to the shape that the garment was cut for. Too much fabric in an area that doesn’t…

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Stylish Thoughts – Jan Fisher Image Coach NZ

Style Tips, Stylish ThoughtsBy Imogen LamportMay 10, 20113 Comments

Today our Stylish Thoughts post comes from my great friend and colleague Jan Fisher. I’m lucky enough to be catching up with Jan next week when I go to the USA for the AICI (Association of Image Consultants International) conference in Orlando Florida (I’m running a workshop on blogging). You can also find Jan on…

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Fashion Trends 2011 – Colour Blocking

Colour, Fashion TrendsBy Imogen LamportMay 6, 20111 Comment

If you’ve been in outer Mongolia this past week and haven’t seen any pictures from the British Royal Wedding,. then you may not have realised that colour blocking is the fashion trend at present. Some of the outfits (like Tara Palmer-Tompkinson’s all ultramarine outfit) were over the top with their colour blocking, really a nude…

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What’s Your Happy Colour?

Colour, Colour PsychologyBy Imogen LamportMay 3, 201121 Comments

Sunset over Wellington NZ harbour Having just spent the past 5 days running a Personal Colour Analysis training course I’ve been thinking lots about colour. Part of the course covers psychology of colour and I like to think about what colours mean to me, or to you and why. An experience with a client one…

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How to Wear Wide Leg Pants

Personal StyleBy Imogen LamportMay 2, 20114 Comments

Wide leg trousers are one of the season’s big items, so how do you wear them and what do wear with them. There are different ways to wear them, and it depends a lot on your height how best to pull them off. Tall women can wear wide leg pants with both fitted and more…

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The Dress Most Copied – Royal Wedding

AccessoriesBy Imogen LamportApril 29, 201112 Comments

Like much of the Western World, I watched the Royal Wedding of William to Catherine. Kate’s dress, by Sarah Burton for Alexander McQueen was beautiful. A great “Princess” dress for a wedding in a Cathedral. View this post on Instagram A post shared by KatePippamiddleton (@katepippamiddleton) These days not too many brides wear the big…

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Pregnancy Dressing Tips

Body Shapes, Body VariationsBy Imogen LamportApril 28, 20112 Comments

Hi Imogen, I have just recently started reading your blog and am appreciating all the info. you have there! I’ve determined that I am type X. I have a long torso, defined, long waist and short legs. (at 5’6″, I sit as tall as my 6’1′ husband). I was wondering if you have any advice…

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